Finally got around to reviving my HTPC after the power supply went bad and zapped my 2 storage drives along with it. I have it running on Win7Pro x64 and using MediaPortal and Moving Pictures for cataloging. My Harmony 880 is also in pieces after I tried fixing the dead buttons but never fully got around to it. I want to get everything working again so the wife and I can enjoy movies and tv shows together instead of us each watching our own stuff on our phones or on the computer.
I have since ditched MediaPortal and gone over to Kodi since it seems to be better supported. While I could just pick up another Harmony remote and be set, I figured since I already have an Echo Dot it would be so cool to control my whole system by voice. I think this will score a few brownie points with the WAF too.
1. It seems like I'll need a Harmony Hub correct? I'm assuming this will be able to turn on my TV, AV receiver, wake up my HTPC and set all inputs to their correct source by voice through the Echo? Something along the line of "Alexa, I want to watch a movie/watch tv/play Xbox."
2. Can the Harmony Hub control Kodi through the Echo? Say I wanna watch the movie The Martian, can I get it to where I tell Alexa, "Alexa, play the movie The Martian."?
3. Can this be setup to control my DirectTV non-dvr box? Such as changing the channel, "Alexa, change channel to ESPN1."
I have since ditched MediaPortal and gone over to Kodi since it seems to be better supported. While I could just pick up another Harmony remote and be set, I figured since I already have an Echo Dot it would be so cool to control my whole system by voice. I think this will score a few brownie points with the WAF too.
1. It seems like I'll need a Harmony Hub correct? I'm assuming this will be able to turn on my TV, AV receiver, wake up my HTPC and set all inputs to their correct source by voice through the Echo? Something along the line of "Alexa, I want to watch a movie/watch tv/play Xbox."
2. Can the Harmony Hub control Kodi through the Echo? Say I wanna watch the movie The Martian, can I get it to where I tell Alexa, "Alexa, play the movie The Martian."?
3. Can this be setup to control my DirectTV non-dvr box? Such as changing the channel, "Alexa, change channel to ESPN1."